Vardzia – one of the most wonderful and mysterious places in Georgia. It is a rock city-monastery, carved into the slopes of a mountain range along the Mtkwari (Kura) river valley. This extraordinary place, built in the 12th-13th centuries, served as both a monastery and a defensive fortress. Rooms hidden in the rocks, churches, corridors and lots of legends and stories associated with it make Vardzia one of the most valuable monuments in Georgia. History – Vardzia – a rock city in Georgia The construction of Vardzia was started by King Giorgi III in the 12th century as a defensive fortress that was supposed to protect the country against enemy…